Killings in Agatu will be over soon - Ortom

Written By Idoma Television on Sunday, March 20, 2016 | 1:03:00 PM

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the
current security measures by the Federal and State Governments to
prevent further clashes between herders and farmers in Agatu and other
parts of the state.

Governor Ortom who spoke shortly after he met with the Chief of Army
Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai who was in Benue State in
continuation of ongoing efforts to end the crisis, said surveillance by
military and mobile policemen had intensified in the areas affected by
the crisis.He said the Chief of Army Staff had assured him that more troops will
be deployed to the state to complement the ones already on ground, if
the need arises, disclosing that security had also been beefed up in the
waterways within and around the state.

Governor Ortom commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the prompt
intervention to bring an end to the killings, describing the invasion of
the state by herdsmen as unwarranted.

“Mr President has proven that he is the father to all with his quick
approval for the deployment of more troops to Agatu and other areas
affected by the crisis. The killing of our people by herders is
unjustifiable and I expect every Nigerian to rise in condemnation of
this act,” he stated.

He said farming remains the main occupation of the people of the
state which has earned it the status of Food Basket of the Nation,
stressing that anything capable of depriving the people of their farm
lands must be condemned by all Nigerians.

Governor Ortom advised the people of Benue not to take the law into
their hands, remain peaceful and report trespasses on their land to
security agencies.

In the meantime, the Benue State Government has, through the State
Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, sent additional relief materials and
medical assistance to the camps of persons displaced by the crisis.

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